Currently browsing

December 2012

Half a Review – Black Sun Reich

When I was invited to review Black Sun Reich I was most intrigued. Occultist Nazis scouting pre-Columbian ruins for ancient treasures sounded like fun in best Indiana Jones style. Especially since it was unapologetic Pulp/Dieselpunk. The first thing that struck me was the Newsreel Intro, nicely done. The world  Black …

New Year Honours List of 2013 – Nerd and Geek Win!

The 2013 New Year Honour List of Queen Elisabeth II is a great one for nerds and geeks everywhere! Among the laureates are: Professor Higgs, who predicted the boson which bears his name  is now a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour and (and this is even more splendid): …

Steampunk Spider Band performs Electrorachnid Soda Pop

Truth be told, the aesthetics in this video are not Steampunk as far as I am concerned. I simply came across this little clip while browsing Youtube for stuff. The concept behind it is too sweet not to share. I mean, a band of orb weavers playing soda pop. It makes for …

Merry Christmas, Yule, Saturnalia and so on, everybody!

Another year has almost passed, it was quite an eventful one here at The Traveler’s Steampunk Blog. We got the European Steampunk Convention going, I published a book with Alex from Clockworker and the two of us got Pip Ballentine and Tee Morris to give us an interview for our …

Doctor Who Follow-Up

As I stated in my previous post, Doctor Who has been hard at work saving Earth from destruction on December 21st. Now, he made an official statement concerning the events, and as it turns out, it was more bizarre than I could have imagined.

Non-Euclidean Æthercast 11: Maya, Doomsday, and Cthulhu

Today’s episode of the Non-Euclidean Æthercast is all about the end of the world as prophesied by the Maya. I am actually broadcasting from Neu Schwabenland, waiting to board my Reichsflugscheiben liner to Cydonia on Mars where my family and me will settle after Earth has been distroyed. There is …

Christmas with a Dalek

My good friend Captain Serenus of Clockworker has brought my attention to this wonderful piece of music, please enjoy! You all know what to do next time you meet a Dalek. Get close enough to hug him before it zaps you, give it a good long hug, wish “Merry Christmas” …

Kickstarter: Leviathans Online: Monsters In The Sky

Following up on my post on November 23rd, the Kickstarter campaign for Leviathans Online is now up! I have not been so excited about an upcoming online game ever since Diablo II and if you look it up, this means it has been over a decade since I have been …